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Note: As of this update in 2023, Visa no longer uses the commercial card retail categories noted here. They have been eliminated or merged / renamed. We’re leaving this article up for historical purposes, but it will no longer be updated. These categories do not apply to commercial debit or prepaid cards, nor to …
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Standard is the most expensive possible interchange category for consumer cards. It means that you paid the maximum to process that transaction. Seeing a lot of “Standard” or abbreviations like “CONS STND” on your monthly processing statements? That indicates a problem with your transaction process. If you’re a CardFellow member, give us a call for …
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The “CNP” stands for “card not present,” which tells you that these categories do not apply to transactions where you swipe a customer’s card. (It also does not apply to digital wallet payments – like Apple Pay – where a customer “taps” a phone or smart watch to a compatible credit card machine. Those payments …
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Contrary to popular belief, debit cards do not incur flat fees. You’ll be charged a percentage of the total and a per-transaction fee, just like with credit cards. However, card-not-present (CNP) debit has more possible interchange categories. There are technically ten interchange categories for Visa CNP debit, but five of them are simply the “regulated …
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Note that the debit categories only apply to signature debit. (Sometimes called “running as credit.”) PIN debit transactions do not receive interchange fees. Instead, they’re charged PIN debit network fees. If you’re looking for that info, check our article on PIN debit costs. CPS Retail Debit Rates There are technically four debit categories under the …
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It doesn’t matter how big or small your business is – if you take business credit cards, you can qualify for better rates. B2B transactions don’t have to cost more. Note: Unfortunately, in October 2017, Visa raised its rates for some commercial transactions and businesses won’t save as much by providing Level 2 or Level …
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The Commercial Purchasing Card – Card Not Present (or COMM CNP P) is an interchange category that is used to calculate the interchange fee for card-not-present transactions involving a payment made with a commercial purchasing card instead of a consumer credit card.
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Corporate Card Level II (also known as US CORP L2) is an interchange category that is used to calculate the interchange fee for card-not-present transactions (including keyed transactions) involving a payment made with a corporate credit card instead of a consumer credit card.
